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Eps. 9 Behind the Scenes of ZMP: Summer 2026 Updates Part Two (opens the original)
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What happens when telling your story changes the way you understand your family—and yourself? In Part Two of this behind-the-scenes reflection, I share what happened when the Zainichi Music Project connected me with two fellow third-generation Zainichi Koreans in Brooklyn. After decades without a Zainichi community around me in the United States, I could finally speak about my experiences without having to explain the history behind every detail. Those conversations helped me see my mother’s str
Eps. 9 Behind the Scenes of ZMP: Learning from Setbacks — Part One (opens the original)
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What happens when a carefully organized plan meets a project that refuses to develop according to a spreadsheet? In Part One of this two-part behind-the-scenes episode, I reflect on a transformative summer for the Zainichi Music Project. I share how I built a trusted support system, continued developing ZMP’s public voice, sent cold emails that unexpectedly opened doors to professors and institutions, and began shaping the project’s first original musical works. The progress was exciting—but it
Episode 8: When Rumor Became Massacre: Koreans and the Great Kantō Earthquake (opens the original)
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In Episode 8 of the Zainichi Music Project podcast, Yukimi Song examines the 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake and the massacre of Koreans that followed. After the earthquake devastated Tokyo, Yokohama, and the surrounding region, false rumors spread that Koreans were poisoning wells, setting fires, looting, and planning an uprising. These claims drew on stereotypes already created through Japanese colonial rule. As fear spread, civilian vigilantes, police officers, military personnel, and local autho
Episode 7:Foreigners Overnight (opens the original)
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In Episode 7 of the Zainichi Music Project, Yukimi reflects on Professor John Lie’s writing about the moment Koreans in Japan became “foreigners overnight.” During Japan’s colonial rule of Korea, Koreans were classified as Japanese imperial subjects, though they were never treated as equals. In 1952, after the San Francisco Peace Treaty took effect, Koreans living in Japan lost their Japanese nationality through an administrative decision. No individual choice was given, and later generations in
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